diff --git a/component/common/loki/wal/watcher.go b/component/common/loki/wal/watcher.go
index 23570a9f5a55..007648c808f1 100644
--- a/component/common/loki/wal/watcher.go
+++ b/component/common/loki/wal/watcher.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package wal
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) watch(segmentNum int) error {
 			}
 
 			// io.EOF error are non-fatal since we are tailing the wal
-			if errorCause(err) != io.EOF {
+			if errors.Unwrap(err) != io.EOF {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) watch(segmentNum int) error {
 		}
 
 		// io.EOF error are non-fatal since we are tailing the wal
-		if errorCause(err) != io.EOF {
+		if errors.Unwrap(err) != io.EOF {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -348,20 +349,3 @@ func readSegmentNumbers(dir string) ([]int, error) {
 	}
 	return refs, nil
 }
-
-// errorCause gets the underlying error case, if this implements the causer interface.
-// Inlining to avoid using deny-listed dependency.
-func errorCause(err error) error {
-	type causer interface {
-		Cause() error
-	}
-
-	for err != nil {
-		cause, ok := err.(causer)
-		if !ok {
-			break
-		}
-		err = cause.Cause()
-	}
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/component/common/loki/wal/watcher_test.go b/component/common/loki/wal/watcher_test.go
index b9f57dc8fcd5..de5be3a72a30 100644
--- a/component/common/loki/wal/watcher_test.go
+++ b/component/common/loki/wal/watcher_test.go
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ var cases = map[string]watcherTest{
 		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 			return res.writeTo.ReadEntries.Length() == 3
 		}, time.Second*10, time.Second, "expected watcher to catch up with written entries")
-		defer res.writeTo.ReadEntries.DoneIterate()
 		for _, readEntry := range res.writeTo.ReadEntries.StartIterate() {
 			require.Contains(t, lines, readEntry.Line, "not expected log line")
 		}
+		res.writeTo.ReadEntries.DoneIterate()
 
 		err := res.nextWALSegment()
 		require.NoError(t, err, "expected no error when moving to next wal segment")